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Here's the search results with ojc. the methodology's far from perfect since some Prestiges are not labled (on amazon) as ojc and of couse many ojcs are not prestige. The Lucky Thompson is probably an anomaly since he's been in the news lately. Interesting to see that Bill Evans is still bringing in a bunch of dough for 'the man'. 1. Thelonious Monk with John Coltrane (Audio CD) ~ John Coltrane, Thelonious Monk 2. Saxophone Colossus (Audio CD) ~ Sonny Rollins 3. Moon Beams (Audio CD) ~ Bill Evans 4. Incredible Jazz Guitar (Audio CD) ~ Wes Montgomery 5. Relaxin' with the Miles Davis Quintet (Audio CD) ~ Miles Davis Quintet 6. Lucky Strikes (Audio CD) ~ Lucky Thompson 7. Explorations (Audio CD) ~ Bill Evans 8. Everybody Digs Bill Evans (Audio CD) ~ Bill Evans 9. Lush Life (Audio CD) ~ John Coltrane 10. Art Pepper Meets The Rhythm Section (Audio CD) ~ Art Pepper

at the risk of overintellectualizing, here's a quote from one of my all time favorite artists: I don't believe she's taking a swipe at the illiterate audience; instead I think the 'effort' required from the audience is found primarily in the heart. One thing jazz does, as Blakey said, is wipe the dust away--there's a spiritual/enlightening element to jazz (to all art)...it's an ongoing effort to meet the art in this place. Unfortunately, crass commercialism characterizes a lof of the 'music' industry and so this aspect of art tends to be obscured.

and using the same mehtodology, these are the top 10 sellers from prestige, on amazon..Miles might be disappointed to know he's still making a lot of money for 'the man'. 1. Cookin' With the Miles Davis Quintet (20 Bit Mastering) [ORIGINAL RECORDING REMASTERED] (Audio CD) ~ Miles Davis Quintet, Miles Davis 2. Saxophone Colossus (20 Bit Mastering) [ORIGINAL RECORDING REMASTERED] (Audio CD) ~ Sonny Rollins 3. Workin With the Miles Davis Quintet (20 Bit Mastering) [ORIGINAL RECORDING REMASTERED] (Audio CD) ~ Miles Davis 4. Miles Davis & the Modern Jazz Giants (20 Bit Mastering) [ORIGINAL RECORDING REMASTERED] (Audio CD) ~ Miles Davis 5. Walkin' (20 Bit Mastering) [ORIGINAL RECORDING REMASTERED] (Audio CD) ~ Miles Davis 6. Miles Davis Plays for Lovers (Audio CD) ~ Miles Davis 7. Ipi Ntombi: The African Music Celebration [CAST RECORDING] [iMPORT] (Audio CD) ~ Original Cast Recording 8. Traditional Music of India (Audio CD) ~ Ali Akbar Khan Original Release Date: April 18, 1995 9. Billy Taylor Trio (Audio CD) ~ Billy Taylor 10. The Complete Prestige/Bluesville Recordings [bOX SET] [LIVE] (Audio CD) ~ Lightnin' Hopkins Original Release Date: October 17, 1991

Today, these are the top 10 best sellers from the Verve label on amazon--this is a barometer of the industry, bestsellers etc. and it's pretty sad. 1. Rock Swings (Audio CD) ~ Paul Anka Avg. Customer Rating: (Rate this item) 2. Dreaming Wide Awake (Audio CD) ~ Lizz Wright Avg. Customer Rating: (Rate this item) 3. Brazilian Girls (Audio CD) ~ Brazilian Girls Avg. Customer Rating: (Rate this item) 4. The Girl In The Other Room [ENHANCED] (Audio CD) ~ Diana Krall Avg. Customer Rating: (Rate this item) 5. That's What I Say: John Scofield Plays the Music of Ray Charles (Audio CD) ~ John Scofield Avg. Customer Rating: (Rate this item) 6. Hummin' To Myself (Audio CD) ~ Linda Ronstadt Avg. Customer Rating: (Rate this item) 7. Salt (Audio CD) ~ Lizz Wright Avg. Customer Rating: (Rate this item) Usually ships in 24 hours 8. Verve Remixed, Vol. 3 (Audio CD) ~ Various Artists Avg. Customer Rating: (Rate this item) 9. Verve Remixed, Vol. 2 (Audio CD) ~ Various Artists Avg. Customer Rating: (Rate this item) 10. Twentysomething (Audio CD) ~ Jamie Cullum Avg. Customer Rating:

I miss the 80s.

I've heard a couple of Gershwin tracks on radio recently that really grabbed my attention. Each time it turned out to be a track from this CD. Charlap playing Gershwin does not, on the surface, appear to be a winner for me (you know, hasn't this been done before, Bill) but after hearing some of it, it may be worth picking up.

Interesting cover of Rouse and Qunichette--does anyone happen to know where that photo was taken? For me, the combination of Jaws and the Vice Pres in the early 50s was superb--the contrast really highlights what's great in both of them. And I enjoy the tracks where Jaws is on tenor and Basie is on organ. Has anybody's SOUND on tenor ever meshed better with organ than Jaws?!

up....for reconsiderations and for new arrivals

This is one of my favorite organ jazz CDs. A cut above the standard Blue Note organ combo, I think (which is saying a lot!).. Dustygroove has this on sale periodically for 18.99. That's where I picked mine up this spring. edit-I forgot to add that this has really good sound too. As somebody noted earlier in this thread, the bass lines are clear.

The plaudits continue to roll in, this from Chris Sheridan writing in Jazz Review (UK) this month: "Uptown Records has exhumed another priceless treasure...This concert recording is the best aural evidence (so far) of the legendary Three Deuces band that Gillespie and Parker led in the spring of 1945....indeed the only evidence aside from incomplete recordings of "Sweet Georgia Brown" and "Blue n Boogie" on Media7/Masters of Jazz MJCD-113...." And then he adds this zinger: "Presumably, the pirates in Andorra are already cloning it as they did with Uptwon's important Charles Mingus CD of his West Coast recordings" Incidentally, Jazz Review has had to cut back from 12 to 6 issues, further evidence that intelligent, historically informed writing about jazz is too good for this world.

It sounds like the Edmond Hall is going to be on its way soon based upon this reply to an e-mail I sent--and the remastering looks to be topnotch. I'm getting really excited about this reissue program!: JUST FINISHED LISTENING TO THE REMASTERING IN 24 BIT,IT SOUNDS GREAT.I HOPE YOU LIKE WHAT YOU HEAR. PEACE, JERRY

This issue has been playing out in the New York court system between Naxos and Capitol (with Capitol suing Naxos for copyright infringement--Naxos was/is remastering 78s in the public domain in the UK). Naxos won at a lower court level but I think Capitol appears to have prevailed recently in the court of appeals. This is an excerpt from a press release from a law office (Mayer, Brown, Rowe) handling the case. The dispute was over Naxos' "restored" versions of several historical classical musical performances, the rights to which are owned by Capitol. Naxos had obtained the original shellac recordings of these performances and, after attempting to upgrade the sound quality, sold CD versions of the recordings in competition with Capitol's own restorations. After Naxos rebuffed Capitol's demand to cease and desist, Capitol sued under various state law theories, including unfair competition and common law copyright infringement. However, the district court granted summary judgment against Capitol, holding that Naxos did not infringe any of Capitol's rights in the recordings because (1) the recordings were originally made in the U.K., where copyright protection had long since expired, (2) Capitol had not shown the "bad faith" necessary to establish unfair competition, and (3) Naxos' restorations, which upgraded the sound of the original recordings, were "new products". In a broad opinion, the Court of Appeals held that (1) "New York law provides common-law copyright protection to sound recordings not covered by the federal copyright act, regardless of the public domain status in the country of origin, if the alleged act of infringement occurred in New York"; (2) "fraud or bad faith is not an element of an infringement action in modern New York law"; and (3) "even assuming that Naxos had created a 'new product' due to its remastering efforts that enhance sound quality, that product can be deemed to infringe on Capitol's copyright to the extent that it utilizes the original elements of the protected performances."

Thank you for sharing these! Interesting to try and match the different jazz personalities with the Christmas cards they chose to send.

Mal Waldron is a definite plus. The number of greats on these sessions is amazing. Art Farmer, Burrell, Byrd, Mobley, Gene Ammons, Coltrane et. And then you have the Swingville all stars with Hawk, Pee Wee Russell. In some ways I like these sessions better than Granz' Verve recordings, which tended sometimes to go 'over the top' in JATP fashion (don't get me wrong, though, I'm reallly fond of the Verve jam sessions too). What most appeals to me about the Prestige sessions that I've heard is the kind of relaxed, warm vibe, where the groove is in the pocket and the soloists just invent one bluesy chorus after the next, with, it seems to me, few dull spots. It could go on, as the title says, all night long.

Thanks!

This is a definite advantage for local radio stations, one that I overlooked. The xm station has broadcasts of Ben Sidran's interviews on Saturdays and there's other special programming on the jazz stations, the public radio station etc. Ghost, imo your show is already national caliber....I look forward to it every week!

I think Wolf is from Boston. I've been on a real vibe kick lately--can't seem to hear enough. Here's Wolf performing with Stefon Harris at Lincoln Center: warren wolf Has anyone heard the CD which is the topic of this thread?

Are there any other fans of the jam sessions recorded for Prestige in the 50s? In the past I tended to avoid these (largely based on the tepid reviews they received in the Penguin Guide) but now that I've heard with my own ears...live and learn. There's such a relaxed, warm feeling that pervades, the recording quality is excellent (RVG), and imo the soloists are rarely coasting. I love Kenny Burrell on these.

Al Grey's Argo recordings

I have seen the future of radio and it is sattelite I've had xm for a couple of weeks now and I love it. The mainstream jazz channel is a signifcant upgrade from public radio. My local public radio station, like many I've heard via online streams, focuses on easy going jazz--trios, guitars, background music for those who would rather be seen listening to jazz rather than actually listening to it. Let's face it, 'public radio' is stealth commercial radio because it's looking for listeners to pay ('support') it. It's hard to avoid diluting content when you're looking for consumers. Sattelite radio operates from a different paradigm--it's obviously commerical, but because it can offer hundreds of different stations, it's appeal is that everyone can find his or her niche here, no matter how obscure. There's still some great stuff on public radio (some produced and programmed by board members) and I wish the government fully subsidized it. However, perhaps the future of public radio is to somehow link up with sattelite providers (e.g., like Bob Edwards and some PRI shows).

Are any of these sessions available from a legit source (i.e. from someone who owns or leased the masters)? I once owned a Shorty Rogers CD ("Portrait" from RCA) and was underwhelemed and eventually sold it. But after reading Ted Gioia's 'West Coast Jazz', I'd like to get Shorty another try.

I haven't picked up ivey divey yet, but I just bought Ralph Peterson's Fo'tet Augmented (Criss Cross) which features Byron throughout-- he sounds terrific to me on this release. Really loose, inventive, and sounding like he's having a ball. ANyway, for fans of Byron, I'd highly recommend this fairly recent release:

Wolf is on the new Jeremy Pelt CD and I think he sounds very good. The suits who are marketing the CD are apparently lacking in creativity (or maybe they're just plain cynical), but I'm interested to hear the music on this. Looks like a good band. Is anyone familiar with the M&I Jazz label from Japan? A cursory search comes up empty for me.

I'll certainly second this recommendation. One of my all time favorites. discussed earlier essential vic dickenson

The Beiderbecke festival begins this weekend in Davenport. bix